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| - Actually, I wish I could give this place 3 1/2 stars, since it's certainly not a 3 star, but it definitely isn't 4, at least not yet. It supposedly is under new management (according to a quick tip a week ago) but we didn't see any signs of that. We have not been here prior to new ownership/management, so I can't say if things have changed.
Service - Excellent. Lady was very attentive, kept my drink filled constantly, even after the bill was paid (big kudos).
Food - Well, this is where it was somewhat lacking. Reading the other reviews I thought this place would have pretty authentic stuff, but I was wrong. Maybe it was prior to new management/ownership, but certainly not now. We ordered:
Won ton soup with noodles: while the noodle soup wasn't too shabby (a bit bland for me), the won tons were disappointing. The skin was too thick, and it really ended up tasting more like dumplings than won tons.
Lemon chicken: pretty good stuff. Chicken was moist and thinly battered, and not too oily from the deep frying. Lots of lemon sauce, would definitely order again.
Ma-po tofu: extremely disappointing, didn't taste like your traditional ma-po tofu at all. It was bland, without any meat in it, and with huge chunks of tofu. Basically looked (and tasted) like hot and sour soup on a plate, but with less soup and spice.
Singapore rice noodles: Surprisingly good. Had a slightly spicy curry taste to it, would definitely order again.
Location is a bit off, but not hard to find. Nice ambiance inside. Not too busy when we went (Sat night...but it was starting to storm) but lots of take outs. Will probably be back to try other items.
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